About Planetarium Weekend Shows

Step inside our Planetarium and join us for one of our planetarium shows.

We have three different shows running every day at the weekends. The show schedule is shown below.

Planetarium shows cost £3.50 per person per show* (£3 for members), in addition to Thinktank's admission price.

Pre-booking available online as an add-on activity when you purchase your admission tickets.

Weekend planetarium shows

The Little Star that Could

Join a little star on an adventure to find planets of his own, meeting uniquely colourful stars along the way. Particularly suitable for children 4 to 9 years of age, yet educational for the whole family.

Show length 25min, suitable for all ages
Show times: 11am*, 3pm
*show with English Captions

Seasonal Stars: Spring

A show about easy-to-see objects in this season's sky; includes how to find the North Star and how to find some of the seasonal constellations.

This includes the 10min show: Solar Quest

Learn how the Sun and Earth are interconnected and that we are “Living with a Star.”  Find out about space weather and how the Earth's atmosphere protects us.

Total show length 20min, suitable for all ages.
Show times: 11.45pm, 1.30pm, 4pm

Audio Universe Tour of the Solar System

Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System is a planetarium show, but unlike traditional shows, the soundtrack takes the lead role.

All of the objects in space are represented with rich sounds as well as with incredible visuals. The audience can listen to the stars appear and hear the planets orbit around their heads. This show is an immersive experience that can be enjoyed irrespective of level of vision.

Show length 35min, suitable for all ages

Show times (not Sat 29 March): 12.15pm, 2.15pm

Our Sun, A living Star

Discover the secrets of our star in this planetarium show and experience images of the Sun’s violent surface in immersive fulldome format. 

The Sun has shone on our world for four and a half billion years. The light that warms our skin today has been felt by every person who has ever lived. It is our nearest star and our planet’s powerhouse, the source of the energy that drives our winds, our weather and all life. The passage of the Sun’s fiery disc across the sky — day by day, month by month — was the only way to keep track of time for countless past civilisations.

Show length 25 min, suitable for ages 4+, (scheduled to link in with the partial Solar eclipse)

Show times (Sat 29 March): 12.15pm, 2.15pm